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Lent term

British  

noun

  1. the spring term at Cambridge University and some other educational establishments

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Seven other lectures were delivered during the first three weeks of the Lent term of 1842.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

The Lent term with its persistent rowing practice on the muddy Thames was almost as bad as the holidays.

From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by MacKenzie, Compton

This takes place at the end of the Lent term, between two eight-oared crews, rowing on sliding seats, and chosen by the Captain of the Boats.

From Rowing by Lehmann, Rudolf Chambers

Lectures on Modern History, delivered in Lent term, m dccc xlii.

From A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 1 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe by Various

He usually gave a course of lectures on heat and the constitution of bodies in the Michaelmas term; on electricity in the Lent term; and on electro-magnetism in the Easter term.

From Heroes of Science: Physicists by Garnett, William

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